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Leslie Jordan, center, and fellow cast members arrive on the red carpet for the premiere of ÒA Very Sordid WeddingÓ at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs on Friday, March 10, 2017.(Photo: Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun)

Fans who have been waiting for 15 years or more for a sequel to the local cult phenomenon, "Sordid Lives," finally got their wish Friday when "A Very Sordid Wedding" celebrated its world premiere at the Camelot Theatres.

Producer Emerson Collins, left, cast member Bonnie Bedelia, Kaye Ballard and writer/director Del Shores arrive on the red carpet for the premiere of ÒA Very Sordid WeddingÓ at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs on Friday, March 10, 2017.(Photo: Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun)

Writer-director Del Shores signed an agreement to launch the sequel exclusively at the Camelot for two weeks with theater owners Ric and Rozene Supple, who are credited as executive producers of the film. Shores brought his cast members to Palm Springs for red carpet arrivals an hour before the film made its 6:30 p.m. debut. Among the actors expected to make their way down the red carpet with Shores were original "Sordid Lives" cast members Leslie Jordan, Kirk Geiger, Dale Dickey, Newell Alexander and Bonnie Bedelia, who now owns a home in Palm Springs.

"A Very Sordid wedding" shows how a family in a conservative small town in Texas in affected by the legalization of same-sex marriage.

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"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

"A Very Sordid Wedding" premieres Friday at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs. Cast members and others attended the premiere, walking the red carpet and posing for photos. Taya Gray/Special to The Desert Sun

Cast member Bonnie Bedelia chats with fan Kaila Derleth, 9, of Desert Hot Springs on the red carpet for the premiere of ÒA Very Sordid WeddingÓ at the Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs on Friday, March 10, 2017. Taya Gray, Special to The Desert Sun